Bomb threat called into Marion preschool Friday

Pennsylvania State Police, a bomb team and a K-9 unit were on the scene at Growing Tree Preschool off of Molly Pitcher Highway for more than six hours Friday after a bomb threat was called in to the school.

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Posted Sep. 6, 2013 at 5:15 PM
Updated Sep 6, 2013 at 5:17 PM

Posted Sep. 6, 2013 at 5:15 PM
Updated Sep 6, 2013 at 5:17 PM

MARION — Pennsylvania State Police, a bomb team and a K-9 unit were on the scene at Growing Tree Preschool off of Molly Pitcher Highway for more than six hours Friday after a bomb threat was called in to the school.

Trooper Robert Hicks, public information officer with PSP, said the bomb threat was called in around 2 p.m., and the caller said the bomb would explode as children were being dismissed for the day.

The bomb team and K-9 unit barricaded the area, closed a portion of the road, and evacuated the building. All students and staff members escaped unharmed.

Hicks said later in the evening a suspicious-looking device was found near the door to the school, which is inside of Marion Mennonite Church.

The bomb team determined the device was non-explosive. Hicks could not provide further information. The road re-opened after 8 p.m. Friday.